(a) either the instrument itself, or a literal transcript of the
instrument and of everything written or printed thereupon;

(b) the nature of the person for whom and against whom the
instrument has been protested;

(c) a statement that payment or acceptance, or better security,
as the case may be, has been demanded of such person by the notary public; the
terms of his answer, if any, or a statement that he gave no answer, or that he
could not be found;

(d) when the note or bill has been dishonored, the place and
time of dishonor, and, when better security has been refused, the place and
time of refusal;

(e) the subscription of the notary public making the protest;

(f) in the event of an acceptance for honor or of a payment for
honor, the name of the person by whom, of the person for whom, and the manner
in which, such acceptance or payment was offered and effected.

17[A notary public may make the demand mentioned in clause (c)
of this section either in person or by his clerk or, where authorized by
agreement or usage, by registered letter.]